This Irish playwright, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature and an Oscar, harboured a lifelong animosity toward schools and teachers.
- Harold Pinter
- George Bernard Shaw
- James Joyce
- William Butler Yeats
Answer
The correct answer is B) George Bernard Shaw.
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